Showing posts with label Valley of Fire II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valley of Fire II. Show all posts

Friday, November 28, 2014

Valley of Fire II

Arches, balanced rocks, petroglyphs, slot canyons and magnificent colors abound here.  Here are a few of the best sights.


Atlatl Rock is a 10 minute walk from our campground.
This picture shows only a few of the petroglyphs there.
The atlatl, a launching stick for spears and precursor of the bow and arrow,
is pictured upper center above - the guy with his arms raised above his head.

It appears the guy is wearing a skirt, was probably a crossdresser.
Could be a woman but I don't think they did any hunting,
women's lib not being a popular concept at the time. 

The other images, period graffiti actually, are similar to others in
 various southwest locations: a hot dog on a stick, big horn sheep, a film strip,
 the Target store symbol, several snakes, 3-toed boogeymen and a dildo.



Above and below pix were taken on the 1.2 mile White Domes hike.
Slot canyons are spectacular but not a good place to be in a downpour.
Below, a wide range of colors in a relatively small area - amazing!







Fire Wave above and below, a 1.5 mile hike, round trip.



Poodle Rock